Finding aid for the Richard Howe Survey Book
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Howe, Richard
Title: Richard Howe Survey Book
Dates: 1829-1833
Extent: 0.10 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Richard Howe (1799-1872) was an engineer for the Ohio & Erie Canal, 1824-1850. The collection consists of a survey book which records a survey of May 24, 1829, of the northern part of the Ohio and Erie Canal (the 39 miles from Cleveland to Summit Lake in Akron). It contains bearings, distances between stations, mile markers, and notes. A note dated July, 1833 states that iron in the locks may cause errors in measurements.
MS Number MS 3909
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Richard Howe Survey Book, 1829 and 1833, consists of a survey book which records a survey of May 24, 1829, of the northern part of the Ohio and Erie Canal (the 39 miles from Cleveland to Summit Lake in Akron). It contains bearings, distances between stations, mile markers, and notes. A note dated July, 1833 states that iron in the locks may cause errors in measurements.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the Ohio and Erie Canal in the early nineteenth century.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection consists of one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Canals -- Ohio.
Howe, Richard, 1799-1872.
Ohio -- Surveys.
Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio)

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3909 Richard Howe Survey Book, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mrs. M. D. Grow in 1982.